before. App-104.
Pudens. Pudens and Claudia are supposed by some to be man and wife, and have been identified with Titus Claudius and Claudia Quinctilia, whose inscription over. child they lost has been discovered near Rome.
Linus. Probably. bishop of Rome.
Verse 21. _COME BEFORE WINTER._] 1. Because the apostle's time was short and uncertain. 2. Because sailing in those seas was very dangerous in winter. Whether Timothy saw the apostle before he was m...
DO THY DILIGENCE; - 2 Timothy 4:9. TO COME BEFORE WINTER - Probably because of the dangers of the navigation then, and because the circumstances of the apostle were such as to demand the presence of...
IV. THE LAST WORDS OF THE APOSTLE CHAPTER 4 _ 1. The last charge (2 Timothy 4:1)_ 2. His last testimony (2 Timothy 4:6) 3. The last personal messages (2 Timothy 4:9)...
PERSONAL REQUESTS AND PERSONAL NEWS. Timothy's summons to Rome seems inconsistent with the discharge of the duties just enforced. If the letter is a unity, its main instructions may concern his condu...
PAUL'S GROUNDS OF APPEAL (2 Timothy 4:1-5)...
At my first defense no one was there to stand by me, but all forsook me. May it not be reckoned against them! But the Lord stood beside me, and he strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation...
Last words of salutation, entreaty, benediction He takes up the thought of 2 Timothy 4:9, weaving in with it the new thought of his last greetings....
_before winter_ - _The motive_(rather _a motive_) of the letter is the desire for Timothy's presence, Haste! Come! 2 Timothy 4:9 "_Haste to come_quickly," 2 Timothy 4:21 "_Haste to come_before winter,...
SALUTATIONS...
ΠΆΝΤΕΣ. א* 17 omit this word; and it is accordingly placed in brackets by WH. 21. ΣΠΟΎΔΑΣΟΝ ΠΡῸ ΧΕΙΜΩ͂ΝΟΣ ἘΛΘΕΙ͂Ν, _do thy diligence to come before winter_, when travelling would be difficult; cp. Ma...
PUDENS, AND LINUS, AND CLAUDIA,— What some have said concerning _Pudens's_ being of the senatorial order, and _Claudia's_ being a British lady who was converted by St. Paul, and sent the gospel first...
CONCLUSION 4:19-22 1. PERSONAL REFERENCES 2 Timothy 4:19-21 _TEXT 4:19-21_ 19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus. 20 Erastus remained at Corinth: but Trophimus I left at Miletu...
Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. BEFORE WINTER - when a voyage, in ancient navigation, would be out of the q...
18 Paul realizes, at length, that his work on earth is finished and he now looks forward to the celestial kingdom, of which he, and all who accepted his message, were participants. 20 Trophimus is a...
The names in this v. are those of members of the Church in Rome. LINUS] There was a Linus bishop of the Church of Rome a little later, and this is probably the same person. 22. The first blessing is...
ST. PAUL'S LAST MESSAGES AND COUNSELS 1-8. The Apostle, knowing that his days are fast drawing to a close, exhorts Timothy to increased diligence and earnestness in his teaching, in view of the immin...
HOW WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER TO DO GOD’S WORK 2 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 4 *PREACH THE *GOSPEL AND TEACH THE TRUTH (4:1-5) V1 This command I give to you with God and the *Lord Jesus...
DO THY DILIGENCE TO COME BEFORE WINTER. Probably this was added to hasten his coming. If he delayed, the season of the year would put off, perhaps hinder altogether, his voyage. EUBULUS GREETETH THEE...
CHAPTER 36 THE PERSONAL DETAILS A GUARANTEE OF GENUINENESS. IT would scarcely be exceeding the limits of legitimate hyperbole to say that these two passages prove the authenticity and genuineness of...
Final salutations....
πρὸ χειμῶνος : “That thou be not detained,” sc. by storm (Chrys.). This seems less urgent than ταχέως of 2 Timothy 4:9, and we may infer that St. Paul did not expect his final trial to take place for...
“THE LORD STOOD BY ME” 2 Timothy 4:13 The winter was approaching, and the Apostle would be glad of his cloak amid the damp of the Mamertine prison. Evidently his arrest under Nero's orders had been s...
As the result of these charges, the apostle shows what Timothy's attitude must be toward those over whom he has oversight. There are four things which he must do. "Preach the Word," "reprove," "rebuke...
CLOSING THOUGHTS Paul sent greetings to his tentmaking friends, Prisca and Aquila, who did so much to further the gospel (Acts 18:1-3; Acts 24:1-27; Acts 25:1-27;...
(9) В¶ Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: (10) For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. (11) Onl...
Turning to the SECOND EPISTLE, we find that, although there is the same grand truth of the Saviour God maintained, the state of things had become sensibly worse, and the hour for the apostle's departu...
Does this perfect and supreme authority of the scriptures set aside ministry ? By no means; it is the foundation of the ministry of the word. One is a minister of the word; one proclaims the word rest...
DO THY DILIGENCE TO COME BEFORE WINTER,.... When travelling would not be so safe and comfortable: the apostle consults Timothy's good, as well as his own advantage. EUBULUS GREETETH THEE. Eusebius k...
Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. Ver. 21. _Do thy diligence, &c._] The apostle quickeneth Timothy, as Cicero di...
_Salute Prisca_ This word is a contraction of the name Priscilla; or, as Estius supposes, Priscilla may be the diminutive of Prisca. _Erastus abode at Corinth_ When I came from thence, being chamberla...
DO THY DILIGENCE TO COME BEFORE WINTER. EUBULUS GREETETH THEE, AND PUDENS, AND LINUS, AND CLAUDIA, AND ALL THE BRETHREN....
CONCLUDING REMARKS AND GREETING....
The apostle writes this last chapter with a deepening sense in his soul of the nearness of his martyrdom; and it is most precious to observe how the solemnity of his charge to Timothy is mingled with...
19-22 We need no more to make us happy, than to have the Lord Jesus Christ with our spirits; for in him all spiritual blessings are summed up. It is the best prayer we can offer for our friends, that...
DO THY DILIGENCE TO COME BEFORE WINTER; that is, to come to Rome to me before winter, either because sailing in the winter time would be more dangerous, or because in the winter time he might have mor...
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VII Of Alexandria, Annianus was the first, ordained by Mark the evangelist; the second Avilius by Luke, who was also an evangelist. Of the church of Rome, Linu...
2 Timothy 4:21 utmost G4704 (G5657) come G2064 (G5629) before G4253 winter G5494 Eubulus G2103 greets G782 ...
2 Timothy 4:21. BEFORE WINTER. The special reason for the urgency was, of course, that after October or November, the navigation of the Mediterranean was suspended, as we see in Acts 27:9; Acts 27:12....
BEFORE WINTER (προ χειμωνος). Pathetic item if Paul was now in the Mamertine Dungeon in Rome with winter coming on and without his cloak for which he asked. How long he had been in prison this time...
CONTENTS: Christ's faithful servant and the faithfulness of Christ to His own. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Demas, Timothy, Luke, Mark, Tychicus, Carpus, Alexander, Prisca, Aquila, Onesiphorus, Era...
2 Timothy 4:1. _I charge thee therefore before God preach the word._ Paul speaks here as a dying man, soon to appear before the throne of God and the Lamb. Soldiers must not sleep in war without a wat...
COME BEFORE WINTER. In was too dangerous to sail during the winter. Compare Acts 27:9-20. The four names mentioned here are all of Roman character. These were all friends who lived at Rome....
_Come before winter._ WINTER VOYAGES I. The voyage to the eternal city. 1. The departure. 2. The voyage. 3. The guidance of the helmsman. 4. The propulsion of all progress must come from the win...
2 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 2 TIMOTHY 4:9 Conclusion. Paul closes with some final comments concerning travel, and greetings. The key themes of the letter continue even here....
2 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 2 TIMOTHY 4:21 Travel in the Mediterranean basically stopped during WINTER due to dangerous conditions by land and sea. If his trip to Rome was not completed BEFORE then, Timothy wou...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— 2 Timothy 4:19_ A Martyr’s Last Words— I. BREATHE THE SPIRIT OF LOVE TOWARDS TRIED AND FAITHFUL FRIENDS.—“Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphoru...
EXPOSITION 2 TIMOTHY 4:1 _In the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus _for _therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, _A.V. and T.R.; _and by _for _at, _A.V. and T.R. I CHARGE THEE (διαμαρτύρομαι...
Ver. 21. _Do thy endeavour to come before winter_ that is, while still the sea was open for navigation, according to the usages of the time; at the approach of winter, vessels were for the most part l...
Paul said to Timothy, I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 4:1), Hey, that's heavy duty, man, when you charge a person before God and before the Lord Jesus Christ. Laying a...
1 Corinthians 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:13; 2 John 1:13; 2 Timothy 1:4;...
Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia. N. T. o....
Our apostle being greatly desirous to see Timothy before his death, reneweth his request and suit to him to make haste and come before winter: the personal presence of good men is much, very much desi...